NEWARK, New Jersey — Ras Baraka, the mayor of New Jersey’s largest city and a Democratic candidate for governor, said a trespassing charge against him was “silly,” “petty” and should be dropped after ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said federal prosecutors tried to “humiliate and degrade” him by making him give his fingerprints and ...

By Karen Freifeld NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) -Lawyers for Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka said on Thursday they would ...